The <celebrity> Died Thread

[Sir T]

Also played Lothos, the head vampire in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the movie the TV series was based on. Every career has its lowlights to pay the mortage.

I love Ladyhawke.

[disKret]

Split second. I don't know why but I loved this movie.

[rattran]

Split Second was awesome. It's now on Amazon Prime, so I'll get to see it again, never found it on vhs or dvd.

[Mandella]

I've gotta go rewatch Split Second too. I remember really liking it when I first saw it way back when, but to my despair I realize that I remember almost nothing about it now, except that it was a really fun movie with Rutger Hauer.

Same with Redline.

I have to admit that news of his passing made me seriously sad. I knew he was getting old, but he carried it so well, and it was always fun to see him show up in a new movie or show...

[Ruvaldt]

Split Second is awesome.  Saw it for the first time last year.  He worked right up until the end as well and was in some truly bizarre films.  I watched his movie Blind Fury last month, which is a riff on Zatoichi, but also a comedy intended for kids?  But somehow also rated R.  It's fuckin' weird.  Couldn't see myself watching it without him in it.  I could probably say that about a lot of his movies.  I'll miss him, but at least he left us with a huge catalog.

[01101010]

I know there are some NFL fans among you...

Don Banks passed away yesterday. I been reading his stuff since long before I can remember, him and King and Florio... Agree or think they were full of shit, you could always find some article to scratch the NFL itch.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001038976/article/don-banks-veteran-nfl-writer-dies-at-age-57

[Cyrrex]

Dude, he was young.  Been a while, but I used to read lots of his stuff.

[Brolan]

Peter Fonda died.   Starred in Easy Rider.

 https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/16/entertainment/peter-fonda-death-trnd/index.html

[Mandella]

Peter Fonda died.   Starred in Easy Rider.

 https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/16/entertainment/peter-fonda-death-trnd/index.html

Well damn.

[Riggswolfe]

Jessi Combs of Mythbusters died while attempting to break a land speed record. I imagine at the speed she was going it happened nearly instantly.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/28/us/jessi-combs-race-car-driver-death-trnd/index.html

Race car driver Jessi Combs, who earned the title of the "fastest woman on four wheels" after she set a record with a jet-powered car, died Tuesday while trying to beat a land speed record, officials said.

Combs died Tuesday in Alvord Desert in southeast Oregon, the Harney County Sheriff's Office said. She was 39.

[Cyrrex]

Yeah, I had been seeing that all over the place on the internet and social media, and I was like “she looks familiar” but I couldn’t place her until there was a tribute from the MB guys.  I remember when she took over temporarily for Kari, and I was like NO FUCK THAT, but she grew on me and I thought she was pretty cool.  Had no idea she was a racer girl.

[Trippy]

Franco Columbu.

Arnold posted some touching words and images to Reddit regarding his best bud:

https://old.reddit.com/r/bodybuilding/comments/cxjwqb/to_my_best_friend_franco/

https://imgur.com/gallery/Lm5TAtF

Edit: on Medium too if you want to avoid Reddit (yes I know Medium is its own kind of suck):

https://medium.com/@Schwarzenegger/my-best-friend-6c3fca83e5b3

[Riggswolfe]

Good lord. He had a heart attack then drowned while swimming. It's almost like Death was like "I have to make damn sure with this one, otherwise he'll just break my arms."

[Reg]

For those of us old enough to remember the Mary Tyler Moore show, Valerie Harper has died at the age of 80.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/valerie-harper-died-actress-rhoda-morgenstern-mary-tyler-moore-show-dead-age-80-cause-of-death-cancer-2019-08-31/

[WayAbvPar]

 

[01101010]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/13/entertainment/eddie-money-cancer-death-trnd/index.html

Eddie Money of 1970s-80s rock fame dies at age 70... ffs, my mother turns 70 this year.

[WayAbvPar]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/13/entertainment/eddie-money-cancer-death-trnd/index.html

Eddie Money of 1970s-80s rock fame dies at age 70... ffs, my mother turns 70 this year.

My dad died last week. We are getting to that age, and it sucks.

RIP EM.

[Cyrrex]

Dude.  Sorry to hear that.

[HaemishM]

My condolences, Way.

I'm guessing Eddie Money can actually walk on water now. 

I know, I know, I'm going to hell.

[Chimpy]

Rick Ocasek has died.

https://beta.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/police-rock-star-ric-ocasek-found-dead-in-nyc-apartment/2019/09/15/9137c088-d820-11e9-a1a5-162b8a9c9ca2_story.html?noredirect=on

[Hawkbit]

That’s so odd. I’ve had All Mixed Up stuck in my head for the last three days. I haven’t heard the song in years, it just popped into my brain from out of nowhere.

[Sky]

A couple of Cars tunes are in my warmup routine for Rocksmith.

Let them brush your rock-n-roll hair, Rick.

[Teleku]

Always liked The Cars.  Sad day.   

[Mandella]

That’s so odd. I’ve had All Mixed Up stuck in my head for the last three days. I haven’t heard the song in years, it just popped into my brain from out of nowhere.

Kinda like that, just last week I had a "where are they now" moment and looked him up.

Sky already claimed the best quote, so I'll just say let the good times roll...

[01101010]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/17/media/cokie-roberts/index.html

Oh man, Cokie Roberts lost her battle against cancer.

[Brolan]

Sorry to see her go.

[Brolan]

Aron Eisenberg, who played Nog from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine has died.  He was 50.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/22/entertainment/aron-eisenberg-star-trek-actor-dies/index.html

Too young.

[Rendakor]

Sid Haig died last night at 80; I knew him mostly as Captain Spaulding in House of 1000 Corpses/Devil's Rejects.

Also Carl "The Cuban" Ruiz died at 44 of a heart attack. Chef and friend of Guy Fieri, frequent guest on his shows.

[Sky]

Sid Haig was one of my favorites. I always wanted to be a D-list character actor, so guys like him are special to me. Epic IMDB page.

It amuses the fiancee when I recognize guys like Sid or Al Leong in movies.

[Sky]

Robert Hunter died. That's a pretty big one. Ripple is one of my favorite songs ever.

[Chimpy]

Ginger Baker has died at 80.

[Sky]

Forgot to post this the other day. There was a local drummer who had a TON of stuff on VHS, it was always fun to hang out at his house and watch drum videos. This was my formal introduction to Ginger Baker, and the one I always remember:

Blind Faith - Do What You Like

[Yegolev]

Meanwhile, some ancient bastards continue to live.

[Sky]

Timi Hansen, founding bass player for Mercyful Fate. Most people never heard of the guy, but he was a fundamental influence on me and my band back in the day. Stuff like this blew our little 1983 minds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6KwGmwOCuo

[Khaldun]

Everyone always talks about it when celebrities die in seeming waves, but we never talk when it's quiet. Doesn't it seem like we're in a lull of no-celebrity-death?